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Dubai residential market report
September 2026 edition · data through 21 Sept 2026 · methodology v2.1
In the 12 months to 21 Sept 2026, the Dubai Land Department registered 181,672 residential sale transactions worth AED 489.4B in total, down 10.0% by count and down 12.8% by value versus the prior 12 months. The median price of built residential property (apartments and villas) was AED 1,733/sqft, up 6.1% year on year. Off-plan sales made up 68% of registered transactions. Figures cover registered, completed sales only; the most recent weeks are still settling and are excluded from month-level trends.
Sales volume · 12M
AED 489.4B
Source: DLD via Dubai Pulse · Updated · Methodology ↗
Registered transactions per month · all of Dubai
11,769 in Aug 2026
Source: DLD via Dubai Pulse · Updated · trans_group = Sales · quality-filtered · complete months only · Methodology ↗
Median price per sqft
AED 1,733
▲ 6.1%YoY
Source: DLD via Dubai Pulse · Updated · outlier-trimmed median with IQR band · built residential · complete months only · Methodology ↗
Median price per sqft: off-plan vs ready
Off-plan +22% vs ready · latest
Source: DLD via Dubai Pulse · Updated · per-cell monthly medians by reg_type · complete months only · Methodology ↗
Where the money is
Registered apartment and villa sales grouped by price, trailing 12 months. Homes under AED 2M are 70% of transactions but only 39% of the money, so most of the market's value sits in the higher bands.
- Under 1M52,98833.6%AED 36.9B12.4%
- 1M – 2M57,43036.4%AED 80B27.0%
- 2M – 5M40,66025.8%AED 121B40.8%
- 5M – 10M5,3913.4%AED 35B11.8%
- 10M – 20M1,0220.6%AED 13.6B4.6%
- 20M+3190.2%AED 10.2B3.4%
Source: DLD via Dubai Pulse · Updated · built residential · registered sale price · trailing 12 months · Methodology ↗
DLD Residential Sales Price Index
Dubai's official quarterly residential price index, published by the Land Department. Reported as settled quarters, so it is not distorted by the registration lag that affects the latest weeks.
Index · Q4 2025
167.3
Quarter on quarter
+3.3%
Year on year
+8.9%
Source: DLD via Dubai Pulse · Updated · DLD Residential Sales Price Index · quarterly · official settled figures · Methodology ↗
How to read these numbers
Every figure counts registered, completed transactions from official Dubai Land Department open data, not asking prices or listings. Prices are outlier-trimmed medians with an interquartile range, never averages. DLD registrations fill in over several weeks, so the most recent calendar months are systematically undercounted; for that reason this report leads with trailing 12-month and settled-quarter figures and excludes the in-progress edge month from month-level trends. Mortgages and gifts are tracked separately and never mixed into sale prices. Full definitions are on the methodology page (version 2.1, updated 2026-08-13).
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Dubai Real Estate Data, Dubai Residential Market Report, data through 21 Sept 2026. https://www.dubairealestatedata.com/report
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